Assistant Principal - AHS

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Job Title: Assistant Principal – High School

Contract Length: 260 days (12 months)

FLSA Status: Exempt

The position is responsible for assisting the school principal with the day‑to‑day operations of the assigned high school, including planning, organizing, administering, and managing the high school. The role assists with supervising staff, creating a safe environment, monitoring curriculum, budget development, and other duties associated with the successful operation of a high school.

• Coordinates and supervises the daily operation of the school’s attendance programs, security functions, transportation, student schedules, teacher observations, in‑school suspension, detention operations, and the health clinic, and works in cooperation with central office administrators/supervisors who have division‑wide responsibility for these operations.
• Assists in establishing the school’s student discipline plan and the school’s plan for ensuring a safe and orderly environment.
• Administers the student discipline program at the assigned school.
• Assists the high school principal in ensuring that the school’s policies and procedures related to student discipline referrals and discipline action plans meet state, federal, and division requirements.
• Supervises and coordinates the preparation of student discipline review documents as required by School Board policy.
• Conferences with parents/guardians regarding discipline, attendance, and student behavior.
• Conferences with students referred for violations of the Code of Conduct, administers disciplinary action as necessary, and notifies parents/guardians of action taken.
• Consults with student services personnel to find long‑term solutions to inappropriate student behavior.
• Provides staff development for instructional staff and other personnel regarding school security, the Code of Conduct, classroom management, effective discipline strategies, and conferencing techniques.
• Supervises the daily activities of personnel in the attendance, security, transportation, and health clinic operations at the assigned school.
• Schedules staff to cover classes when needed.
• Conducts security bag checks at the start of school and at events as needed.
• Coordinates bus scheduling with the transportation department.
• Supervises the CTE/Badger program.
• Assists the high school principal in establishing and sustaining relationships with the business community and other youth‑serving organizations to foster understanding and solicit support for students and their families.
• Monitors halls, lunches, school grounds, pupil movement, and student interactions to ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school.
• Attends and supervises after‑school, evening, and weekend school‑sponsored events, games, and activities as assigned.
• Articulates and supports school safety initiatives to the faculty and school community.
• Seeks ways to develop and sustain a climate of mutual respect among students and adults who participate in the school.
• Prepares related reports and records as required by the school division, local, state, or federal government.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
• Stays informed of developments and research about safe and orderly schools.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the principal or other appropriate administrator.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Eligibility for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision.
• Three (3) years of successful teaching experience; experience at the high‑school level is preferable.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public high school education and the ability to meet the needs of a school.
• Knowledge and effective skills in curriculum development, instructional practices, interpretation of test data, and budget development.
• Ability to assist with administering and managing the operation of a high school.
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish…